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The Guardian view on the Southport riot: a town’s pain is exploited

Chancers, grievance merchants and the far right have taken advantage of the killings of three small girls. The result has been sickening violence

The Guardian - UK

Southport police brace for more violence from far-right ‘hooligans’

Chief constable expects protests from group reportedly linked to English Defence League to last into next week

The Guardian - UK

Over 100 arrests in London after police 'attacked' and flares thrown at Downing Street gates over Southport attack

One officer was ‘punched in the chest and another kicked multiple times’, both receiving injuries

Evening Standard

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Southport has suffered enough without Farage’s conspiracy-laden ego trip

Clacton MP jumped on social media to offer unasked-for commentary in a move straight from the Trump playbook

The Guardian - UK

Southport: ripped apart by loss, and then the far right

A rally erupted after people spread rumours online about the identity of the killer and a ‘cover-up’ of a terrorist attack

The Guardian - UK

Fears of more far-right riots after thugs hijack horrific Southport stabbing

Grieving mother of seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe begged for a halt to the violence amid calls for action to stop more clashes

The Independent UK

How false online claims about Southport knife attack spread so rapidly

Social media accounts rapidly began spreading inflammatory speculation about identity of suspect

The Guardian - UK

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Home Office considers proscribing English Defence League under terror laws after Southport riot

Angela Rayner says ‘thuggish behaviour’ has ‘absolutely no place in our democracy’

Evening Standard

Former security minister raises concerns Putin behind Southport far-right disinformation

Fears have been raised that Russian interference was behind a social media misinformation campaign which fuelled the far-right riot in Southport

The Independent UK

Former counter-terror chief accuses Farage of inciting Southport violence

Neil Basu says Reform UK leader is ‘creating conspiracy theories’ by questioning whether truth is being ‘withheld’

The Guardian - UK

The Southport riot brought to light the horrifying undercurrents in British politics

On social media, the far right spread false claims about the suspect, playing into the bigotry of a rightwing populist ecosystem, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

How peaceful vigil for tragic loss of three young lives descended into violent riots in Southport

Chaos broke out on streets of the seaside town after vigil remembering Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine

The Independent UK

Man stabbed as he tackled Southport knifeman 'saddened he couldn't do more'

Jonathan Hayes was left needing surgery after being stabbed in leg while trying to save children

Evening Standard

Tommy Fleetwood says Olympics pale in face of Southport families’ pain

Tommy Fleetwood has promised to do everything he can to assist people in Southport after the knife attack and subsequent rioting which has shocked the golfer’s home town

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Evening Standard

Southport residents repair wrecked streets and say killed girls 'didn't deserve' riot

Locals gathered with brushes and shovels to clean up after violence outside a mosque and pledged support for the owner of a looted shop

The Independent UK

All we know about Southport stabbing suspect and why he has not been named

The 17-year-old suspect is in police custody but has not been identified

The Guardian - UK

Five arrested after 53 police officers injured in Southport riots

Arrests come after far right staged violent protests following deaths of three children in knife attack

The Guardian - UK

What we know about UK knife attack and violent clashes

Three children were killed in stabbings at dance class in north-west England and seven others in critical condition

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The Times of India

Taylor Swift's fans help raise nearly £300 K for hero teachers and children in Southport stabbing

Taylor Swift's fans have rallied together to raise nearly £300,000 for the hero teachers and the children affected by the tragic stabbing incident in Southport, London. The attack, which took place at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class, left three young girls dead, two teachers and 5 other children…

The Independent UK

Far-right exploiting Southport knife tragedy to attack Muslims, religious group warns

Muslim Council of Britain blames false information on social media for rioting outside Mosque

Al Jazeera

Agitators accused of Islamophobia for linking Southport attack to Muslims

Rioters attack local mosque in the town where children were killed amid a flurry of online misinformation.

The Independent UK

Tommy Fleetwood stunned by ‘horrific’ knife attack in his hometown of Southport

Fleetwood, preparing to play for Great Britain in the Paris Olympics golf tournament, lives in Dubai but retains close links with Southport.

The Guardian - UK

Southport MP condemns rioters as victim’s mother calls for calm

Dozens of police officers injured in violent protests following vigil for victims of Monday’s knife attack

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Southport's grief has been hijacked by fake news

As family and friends sat in their grief and shock, following the appalling knife attack in Southport, misinformation metastasised on social media. From fake news websites to perennial conspiracy theorists, a far-Right mob was whipped up, leading to violent disorder in which nearly 40 police officers were injured.

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf calls for English Defence League to be made terrorist organisation

Humza Yousaf has called on the English Defence League to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation following last night's riot in Southport.

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